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Text Chapter 258 Masao Iwabe¡¯s Scheming

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    Wrapped up in the chaos, they retreated south together. At this time, Iwabe Masao, who was still in a trance, experienced for the first time what it means to be defeated like a mountain. Not to mention that he was not used to it, I am afraid that this situation would have changed anything.  Not a single Japanese officer would adapt.  ¡¾.Com text¡¿

    Since the establishment of a new army during the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army has never suffered a major defeat although several foreign wars have ended in tragic victories.  Moreover, for Japanese soldiers who have always been stoic and proud of their determination to die on the battlefield, fleeing on the battlefield was the greatest shame.

    But today the performance of the 70th United Team broke this record.  The 70th Regiment, which was running all the way, threw away everything they could from the heavy machine guns and infantry artillery that had survived the rocket fire and everything that might hinder their escape, and ran all the way south.  Until they reached the mountain pass, they were blocked by a burst of light and heavy machine gun fire and submachine gun fire from an integrated regiment of Du Kaishan that was catching up.

    Hearing the sound of intensive machine gun fire from the front, Iwabe Masao, who was carried away in a daze and was forced to run out, woke up and exercised his authority as the captain of the regiment.  After waking up, Masao Iwabe reacted very quickly. After realizing that he was being attacked from the front and back, he immediately commanded his troops to desperately block the swarming opponents, and on the other hand, he wanted to quickly seize a relatively high mountain on the right.  , trying to stay high and wait for help.

    It¡¯s just that Masao Iwabe¡¯s idea is good, but it¡¯s hard to say whether his opponent will give him this opportunity.  Just when the 70th Regiment desperately climbed up the mountain and almost saw the top of the mountain, a dense rain of bullets mixed with overwhelming grenades swept over the top of the mountain. If you stretched out your hand, you could touch the 70th Regiment on the top of the mountain.  The fight continued.

    There is a reason why the 70th Regiment is regarded differently by others in the Fourth Division.  After the first attack was defeated, most of the troops were immediately concentrated, and under the cover of a limited number of crooked handles, they launched repeated charges against this small hill with an altitude of only more than 200 meters and a radius of only a few hundred square meters, trying to  Capture the highest commanding height within a few miles.

    A reinforced company of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Brigade, 7th Regiment, which was stationed on the top of the mountain, under the command of Deputy Battalion Commander Liu Baishun, under the cover of two reinforced heavy machine guns, and with the fire support of friendly troops, fought repeatedly with the Japanese army.  , firmly guarding this small hillock, and firmly containing the only way out for the Japanese army.

    When this reinforced company was about to set off, nearly one-third of the 1,000 Soviet-made high-power F-1 grenades allocated to the third brigade by General Du Kaishan were allocated to them.  This kind of grenade with an explosive power of thirty meters is slightly too powerful in attack, but it is indeed extremely powerful in defensive battles.  Played a huge role in this battle.

    After several battles this time, although the Japanese army's precise marksmanship also caused a lot of casualties to this reinforced company.  But under fire from grenades and light and heavy machine guns, he himself suffered heavy casualties.  This mountain peak, which is not short in height but not large in area, is littered with the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

    Several fruitless attacks almost exhausted the last courage and blood of the 70th Regiment.  Under Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan's front and rear attacks, the 70th Regiment, which lost fire support and failed in the battle for the commanding heights, could no longer withstand the attacks of the two men.  The defensive surface is compressed smaller and smaller.

    By 21:00 p.m., the 70th Regiment had lost all room for maneuver and was compressed to a narrow, bare river beach that was no more than 200 meters long from north to south and no more than 40 meters wide from east to west.  What they relied on could only be temporary fortifications built with the bodies of fallen officers and soldiers.

    On the small position, due to the lack of medicine, even the military doctor accompanying the team had already died in the battle, and the wounded who could only wrap their legs and bandaged them could be heard groaning.  There was no food, and besides the fact that they were trapped in a river floodplain and there was no shortage of water, they lacked all necessary supplies. The remaining troops of the 70th Regiment had low morale and were rapidly declining.

    In a small depression in the center of the position, Colonel Masao Iwabe, who was helpless in the face of the situation, and Major Liu Xikun, the only remaining captain of the second battalion among the three captains, were staring at each other.  They couldn't come up with a way out of the predicament.

    Breakout?  Although this is a mountainous area, almost all the commanding heights are in the hands of others.  Even though it's nighttime now?  The two men raised their heads and shook their heads resolutely as they looked at the flares fired by their opponents that streaked across the sky from time to time, illuminating their positions brightly.  Without fire cover, and under the opponent's superior strength and firepower, breaking through is tantamount to courting death.

    They just wanted to fight, but the two of them smiled bitterly at each other.  The rifle bullets are quite sufficient.  When those guys retreated, luckily they didn't throw away the rifles in their hands.  But after the battle to seize the commanding heights, the remaining light machine guns totaled only three.  As for weapons such as infantry cannons and mountain cannons and above the level of heavy machine guns, they have long been lost.

    There is also no fire cover, how to fight?  ?Although individuals were arrogant before, they were not stupid.  No one would think that when the opponent is fully equipped with light and heavy machine guns and all kinds of artillery, he can really defeat the opponent's attack with the help of 38 rifles and bayonets.

    The two people have already seen the power of the large number of automatic firearms equipped by their opponents.  The officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment who wanted to use close combat to find a way out for themselves were beaten into briquettes by a large number of portable automatic firearms in their hands before they even got close to them.  For the current 70th Regiment, bayonet fighting has become synonymous with death.

    It is true that the imperial army attaches great importance to hand-to-hand combat tactics, but that was the last resort when facing the Chinese army that lacked heavy weapons and even the necessary number of light and heavy machine guns. Most of the time, they could only use men to supplement them and could only use close combat as their main means of combat.  means.

    If this tactic can play a decisive role at any time, why does the imperial army spend huge sums of money to purchase and equip a large number of aircraft, heavy artillery, and tanks?  Why do you still train so hard that most of the soldiers are almost like sharpshooters?  Let's just put bayonets on everyone.

    Unable to fight, and almost impossible to break out of the encirclement, the two people were obviously in trouble.  Both of them knew that their opponents would not leave them too long, and they were afraid that the final attack might be at the next moment.  But the two people who really couldn't think of any solution could only sit here and stare.

    Neither of them put their hope in reinforcements.  All communication means had already gone to the west together with the communication squadron under the first wave of artillery fire.  Several radio stations and communications troops were bombed to the point where nothing was left.  The plane that had been hovering above his head had been withdrawn due to time constraints long before he was shot.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Don¡¯t say that the latest reinforcements are still on the Haoliang River line, they are near you.  Except within the distance where he could hear the sound of these gunfire, he had no way to call for help before the plane arrived again tomorrow morning.  As for whether they can survive until dawn tomorrow, both of them know that it will be difficult.

    Just when the two people were staring at each other, unable to come up with a solution, a soldier from the 70th Regiment who had been captured because he fell behind during the rout was sent to the two people.  Looking at the guy in front of him who had taken off all military symbols such as his rank and armed belt, and still holding a white flag in his hand, Masao Iwabe was not as cold as other Japanese officers when facing their captured subordinates.

    Masao Iwabe looked at the dejected former subordinates in front of him and said calmly: "Are you here to persuade them to surrender? If so, then go back and tell them that the Imperial Japanese Army only has officers who died in battle, not captured officers. Seventy United  The team will fight to the last soldier and will never surrender."

    Hearing Iwabe Masao's answer, the soldier hesitated for a long time, but bravely raised his head and said to the two top commanders of the 70th Regiment in front of him: "Sir, we have done our best for the Emperor. Look at the 70th Regiment now.  The team is in such a miserable state, can we still fight?¡±

    "You are the captain of the 70th Regiment. You should consider the lives of the remaining officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment. The commander of the Anti-Japanese Alliance said that as long as we lay down our weapons, they will protect our lives. When the war between China and Japan  After that, we will be sent back home according to necessary protocols.¡±

    "Your Excellency, Captain, the 70th Regiment is now at the end of its rope and can no longer fight. I beg you to consider the lives of the remaining officers and soldiers of the 70th Regiment and not to continue the fight. The commander of the Anti-Union Alliance said,  If we are afraid of the imperial army¡¯s revenge if they are defeated in the future, they can send us to the Soviet Union after we surrender.¡±

    Regarding this prisoner, Iwabe Masao didn't say anything, but the Second Major Liu Xikuni on the side quit.  As if he had been kicked hard on the butt, he jumped up and said angrily: "Baga, you traitor. It doesn't matter that you have become a shameful prisoner yourself, you have to come back to encourage others to become a prisoner with you."  Traitor of the Japanese Empire?¡±

    Perhaps after becoming a prisoner of war, he no longer had the fear of his superiors. Facing the furious Major Liu Xi, the prisoner said firmly: "Your Excellency, Major, I am not a traitor. I was captured after I failed to fight."  , I have done my best for the emperor, and now it is time for me to think about myself.¡±

    "I am just an Osaka laborer who serves as a soldier for my master and serves the Emperor. The Emperor has not given me any benefits. With the Emperor, I work as a prisoner for others. Without the Emperor, I will still work as a prisoner for others. To me, the Emperor,  It doesn¡¯t matter if you have it, and it¡¯s normal if you don¡¯t.¡±

    "As for this war, I won't gain anything if I win. If I lose, I won't suffer any harm. Why should I work hard for the plutocrats to make war profits? Your Excellency, Major, you can go and take a look. Now the Seventy Regiment  How many of them are willing to fight with you to the end?¡±

    This prisoner is in JapanThe words that could be described as extremely treasonous in the military made Second Major Liu Xiguo even more furious.  Pull out your saber and kill this guy who dares to disrespect the emperor.  However, his saber was only halfway out before he was stopped by Masao Iwabe, who was extremely calm and had been silent before.

    After stopping Major Liu Xi's impulsive move, Iwabe Masao said to the prisoner: "You go, I won't kill you today. I pretended not to hear what you said. As for those who are willing to go with you  , after leaving the weapons, you can take them away. The weapons are given by the emperor and you have no right to take them away."

    Liu Xikuni couldn¡¯t help but be dumbfounded that Colonel Masao Iwabe just let this guy who made such nonsense go.  He couldn't imagine why His Excellency Colonel didn't tell this damn brainwashed traitor to the military judiciary and asked him to take away the guy who wanted to rebel.

    Looking at the puzzled expression on Major Liu Xi's face, Iwabe Masao smiled bitterly and said: "He crossed the front line, was not executed by the officers in front, and came to us with nothing wrong. Do you think there is nothing fishy in this? I'm sure.  Now there are at least a considerable number of people in the army who have the same idea as him."

    "It's even possible that some officers were involved, otherwise he could come to us and say these things? It doesn't matter if we kill him now, it's just a matter of a knife or a shot. But the already unstable military morale is not  Kill the one he can control."

    "The Seventy Regiment was born in the Fourth Division. Although compared with other regiments in the Fourth Division, it is not as bad as it is. But after all, it has been in the Fourth Division for such a long time and is not subject to their influence.  It is impossible to influence it. To be honest, it is very rare for the 70th Regiment to be able to persist for such a long time. If it were replaced by a unit like the 8th Regiment, it would have collapsed. "

    "Liu Xijun, I hired you from the position of combat staff officer at the 25th Division Regiment Headquarters because I wanted to change the style of the 70th Regiment through a replacement at the level of captain of the 70th Regiment. With your tough style,  It¡¯s a pity that we won¡¯t have this opportunity to completely cleanse the influence of the Fourth Division. I¡¯m really sorry for involving you.¡±

    On the surface, Masao Iwabe¡¯s words meant that he was sorry for implicating Ryuuki Kuniji, who had been poaching the 70th Regiment forcibly from a fairly safe position as Chief of Operations Staff of the 25th Division.  In fact, he set a trap for Liu Xiguo Er, using these apologetic words to arouse the gratitude in the young Major Liu Xi's heart, and let this guy offer to cover his breakout.

    Seeing Masao Iwabe apologizing for getting him to the 70th Regiment, Ryuuki Kuniji, who was young and had little social experience and was the opponent of the cunning Masao Iwabe there, quickly said: "Your Excellency, Commander of the Regiment, please don't say that. I'm very sorry.  Thank you for giving me this opportunity to lead troops on the front line.¡±

    "I am grateful from the bottom of my heart for your trust. You could not have foreseen that the battle would end like this. Your Excellency, Captain, please rest assured that I will do my best to cover your breakout to express my gratitude to you for the last time.  "Your Excellency, Captain, time waits for no one, please prepare for a breakout immediately."

    Looking at the young face of Major Liu Xi, Masahiro Iwabe sighed and apologized for some of the little tricks he had played.  But what he was thinking in his heart and what he was saying were two completely different things: "Major Liu Xi, don't mention the matter of letting me break out alone. If the 70th Regiment is completely destroyed, as the commander of the Regiment, I can only fight with all the troops."  Only by working together can all my subordinates be able to live up to His Majesty¡¯s love.¡±

    "Major Liu Xi, you and I will each lead a squadron and guard the north and south directions of the position. I will lead a squadron to guard the north and fully protect your retreat. You are still young and have a bright future. If you have a chance, you can attack from the front.  Break out. As long as you rush to Tangyuan County, you will be safe."

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